Toy firearm.



E. F. SLEAR.

TOY FIREARNI. APPLICATION FILED APH.2.1918.

Pmzemted- Dec. 3, 1918.

1ninfas nennen, or conninssiioon, newanimen`l` vor` mannen# meenam so as to serve as an advertising medium. A further object of the present invention is to l provide a toyof the character statedwhich While possessing the advantages of resembling a gun or pistol is harmlessin operation so that a child may use the same in safety.

The` invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described and iinally claimed The nature, `characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the ,following description taken in connection with the 'accompanying drawings forming part hereof and in which;

Figure 1 is a viewinjside elevation of the toy Afirearm` embodying features of the in-` vention, in position 'for,operating` o o Fig. 2 is atop or planview thereof, and

Fig?) is a view-in sideJ elevation showingl the position of parts when operated.`

. For the purpose of illustratingmy inven;n

tion,` l `have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by me since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and l.

reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

For illustrative purposes, a firearm symbolic of a gun is shown in the drawings in which 1.0 designates the breech, 11 the stock,

` 12 the barrel and 13 the trigger. ln prac tice, good results have been obtained by cutting the breech, stock and trigger from a relatively thick piece of cardboard, of a desired color, and by employing'a cylindrical piece of wood, finished in a desired color, for the barrel. Obviously, however, lot e methods of construction may be resorted to for attaining the same eect, namely, that of a toy firearm. As clearly shownin Fig. 2,

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Specification ofLettersPatent.` e e l `P3i1titd Daling, 1.913#` Appneatinfneanpnie,191s. seainqfezaia receive the breech l11` which is l rigidly; `lined thereto. Brads," nails `or other securing1 me diums" may be employed or the parts maybe gluedtogether. The opposite end ofthe bari onefendfofthebarrel12as atlete rel is notched as at 15. ln practice, a saw-` kerf` is employed and wedged within such sawkerf so as to be attached at all `.times `to the barrel istlie looped end 1'?` of` an` elastic member 16, preferably a rubber band. Suba` stantially midway of the` length of the` rub-` ber band, the same is knotted as at` 18, the

purpose` of which will presently` appear; The looped end 19 ofthe rubber band caused,sby,stretching of 4theband, to engage thepart of the toy symbolic ofthe trig ger which comprises a substantially vertical notched portion 2() andan inwardly extended lip `21"w`hich serves the purpose of` a hook.` In ,this position of the elastic member the firearm is ready to be operatedwhich` is accmpl'shed by forcing the looped end`19 of the elastic member from off the lip2l. Tension upon the elastic member being thus re-` leased, it` quickly `movestowardan object to which aim hasbeen, directed and impinges thereagainst with `an `audible indication.` In

`this connection; `ity mayffbe Vstated `that` the knot 18serves, tokeep theparts of theelastic member `together so that v, when ,hitting an tained.` Further the ,knotted` portion `serves l gitudinal axis thereof in "contradistinction object a more pronounceduimpaot maybe ob,-` C

l to keep the elastic member `beneath the bar# rel 12 `insubstantial alinementwwitli thelon` v e.

to being upon oppositesides` of the barrel. J

The knotted portion Aalso serves the purpose` of preventing entanglement of the elastic member since in effecttwo small loops are provided instead of a single large band..

e The above described toy can be manufac` tured very cheaply andgiven away as an advertising medium, the breech of the fire-1,

arm, which is flat, aording spacefor an `ad- It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which `embodies `the features of advantage enue merated as desirable in the statement of the y invention and the above description and while I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in pra'cticeto give satisfactory and reliable results, it `is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim is 1. A toy symbolic of a firearm including a breech, stock and barrel, an elastic member provided at each end With a looped portion, means at one end of the barrel for fixedly securing one loop of said elastic member thereto and fixed means symbolic of a trigger adjacent the stock of the firearm for temporarily retaining the other loop of said elastic member in an expanded state thereof. i

2. A toy symbolic` of a firearm including a breech, stock and barrel, an elastic band knotted intermediate the ends thereof to forma pair of loops, a loop accommodating notch formed at one end of the barrel to fixedly receive-a loop of said elastic band and a notched portion formed in the stock of the firearm having a lip in immediate juxtaposition thereto said lip being symbolic of a trigger and being adapted to temporarily retain theother loop of said elastic band in an expanded state thereof.

3. A toy symbolic of a firearm comprising a breech and stock cut from relatively thin flat material as cardboard, said Stock being provided With a notched portion having a lip in innnediate juxtaposition thereto, a barrel comprising a cylindrical piece of material as Wood, said barrel being partially slottedftransversely at one end and. slotted entirely therethrough longitudinally at the other end, the last mentioned slotted portion accommodating the said stock, means for securing said barrel and stock together, and an elastic member having aloop at each end of which one loop is xedly secured in the transverse slot of said barrel and of Which the other loop is adapted to be temporarily Copies of this patent may be obtained for retained by said lip in an expanded State of said elastic member.

4. A toy symbolic of a firearm comprising a 'breech and stock cut from relatively thin fiat material, said stock being provided with fixed means symbolic of a trigger, a barrel comprising a cylindrical piece of material said barrel being slotted at one end to accommodate said stock, means for securing j said barrel and Stock together and an elastic member fixed at one end to said barrel and adapted to be temporarily retained at its other end in an expanded state thereof by said fixed means.

5. A toy symbolic of a firearm including a breech, stock and barrel, a notched portion provided on the underside of said stock having a depending li in immediate juxtaposition thereto symbo ic of a 'trigger and an elastic member fixed at one end to said barrel and adapted to be temporarily retained at its other end in an expanded state thereof by said lip.

6. A toy symbolic of a firearm including a breech, stock and barrel, a lip formed integral with said stock and depending from the underside thereof, there being a notched portion in said stock in immediate juxtaposition to said .lip and an elastic member fixed at one end to said barrel and adapted to be temporarily retained at its other end in an expanded state thereof by said lip.

7..A toy symlbolic of a firearm including a breech, stock and barrel, fixed means symbolic of a trigger adjacent the stock of the firearm and an elastic member fixed at one end to said barrel and adapted to be temporarily retained at its other end in an expanded state thereof by said fixed means.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

ELIAS F. SLEAR.

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